Storm forecast as dire weather maps show UK hit by 450-mile rain bomb on Christmas Day

The UK is in for a rainy this year as a brutal 450-mile wall of drizzle sweeps the country, leaving areas from the north of England to South Wales drenched.

New maps from WXCHARTS have revealed the rain will hit England and Wales in the late afternoon and early evening of December 25.

will stretch all the way from Northumberland to Pembrokeshire, hitting Manchester, Liverpool, and Yorkshire along the way.

The worst-affected areas are due to be Liverpool, Blackpool, and North Wales of up to 2.5mm per hour.

Northumberland, Pembrokeshire, Manchester, and Yorkshire will see levels around the 0.6mm per hour mark.

In Scotland, rain in the highlands is expected to reach up to 41mm on Christmas Day, with drier conditions around cities such as Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Galsgow.

Some areas of Scotland as the Highlands are forecast up to 1cm of snow per hour.

In England, the has predicted that the north could snow during the seven days from December 17, meaning some areas may

Snow is expected to be heavier on higher ground, though there may also be some in the north as temperatures plummet over the holiday season.

for December 17-26 reads: “Mild and many areas dry on Tuesday aside from rain over some western hills.

“Through the middle of next week, conditions are expected to turn widely unsettled with spells of heavy rain and strong winds possible for all regions. Temperatures falling back to around if not a little below average for a time later next week.

“Generally mixed conditions thereafter. High pressure will attempt to build across the south of the country at times but looks unlikely to become dominant as spells of wet and windy continue to arrive from the west.

“Temperatures likely varying around average with both some milder and colder interludes to be expected. Any snow most likely restricted to high ground though could temporarily fall at lower levels in the north during colder interludes.”